Mice with diabetes that were fed triclosan in addition to a high-fat diet tend to have more liver fat and worse fibrosis.

The incidence rate is expected to be especially high among young women with alcoholic liver disease.

Two different studies found that Vemlidy was safe and effective for pregnant women and their infants.

Regardless of cirrhosis status, Mavyret led to high sustained virologic response rates in Latinos and other groups with hep C.

Hepatitis C commonly spreads through condomless sex and injection drug use among men who have sex with men.

Despite new guidelines, too few infants born to mothers with hepatitis C were screened for the virus.

Racial differences in waiting list placement improved in states that expanded Medicaid.

Areas with lower population density have not seen the same slowdown as urban areas.

Researchers found that longer usage of injection drugs was positively linked to hep C testing.

Requiring sobriety prior to treatment and curtailing harm reduction hinder efforts to eliminate hep C.